From Fox News:
In trying to downplay its seriousness and scope, Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., tacitly acknowledged the existence of a problem they’ve argued is immaterial: that illegal immigrants may be able to unlawfully participate in federal elections.
“The evidence is that almost no illegal aliens vote,” Schumer said in remarks on the Senate floor.
Warnock similarly acknowledged the issue while listing statistics about voting records in his home state.
“8.2 million people are registered to vote in Georgia. The Republican secretary of state found 20 instances of noncitizens who were registered, and only nine had ever attempted to vote,” Warnock said.
The Democrats were arguing against passage of the SAVE America Act — which would impose citizenship requirements for voter registration.
Democrats oppose the Republican-led bill over stated concerns about necessity and harm to communities that may struggle to produce proof of citizenship.
“Democrats argue that federal law prohibits noncitizen voting and insist that it is not just rare but exceedingly rare — so rare that we shouldn’t even consider it cognizable in this chamber,” Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, the sponsor of the SAVE America Act, said Tuesday.
“It remains unknown — and in many instances, unknowable. How many illegal votes are being counted in federal elections? How many illegal votes cast by noncitizens might be cast in any future federal election?” Lee said.
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